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Topic: Freezer not freezing. (Read 4176 times)

I'm helping my B-I-L out with his Kenmore 363.9601486 frig. The freezer isn't working. We checked the defrost heater and it's OK, but I don't know where the defrost timer is located. Can someone give my a pointer to the location or to a repair manual?

Thanks

Mark

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Okay, I guess I spoke to soon. B-I-L said the cup of water we left in the freezer didn't freeze overnight. We checked the thermostat by spraying it with an inverted can of air and measured the resistance at .1 ohms. Is that too low? The heating element is good and the timer seems to work. So we reconnected the thermostat and heating element and advanced the timer until the fan stopped then sprayed the thermostat again with the inverted can of air and checked the element. It was hot. Should we just replace the t-stat?

Original symptom was freezer not cold (food not frozen anymore) and a buildup of ice on the back right side of freezer.

Thanks,

Mark

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No, the ice was not built up evenly over the the evaporator. It was only in the right rear corner. And yes, we used a heat gun to melt the ice. I will post a picture when I get a chance to check the freezer again. Thanks again.

Mark

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